Washington City , August 26, 1850. Dear Sir : Pursuant to order, I this morning went at the Hon. Corwin, Pike in hand, and I have to sa...

New York , August 22, 1850. Dear Pike : I hope you'll go to Congress, and in due season to heaven, but the look is not so good as I...

Washington , June 24, 1850. Dear Pike : I could not obtain for you any good account of the reciprocity treaty in its details, and there...

Washington , June 19, 1850. . . . Thanks for your hint about the Boston letter; but Childs need not expect to catch old birds with chaf...

New York , May 29, 1850. Greatest And Best Of Pikes : I have long desired and designed to write you a letter, and no doubt you have lon...

Boston , May 17, 1850. My Dear Pike : I owe you two or three apologies for not having answered your last letter, but I have been so bus...

New York , May 16, 1850. Dear P .: I presume I confiscated your dollar — Swartwouted with it — absorbed it. I will repent and refund at...

New York , May 2, 1850. Friend Pike : I beg you not to be diffident. I know how common the fault is among Washington writers, and how h...

New York , May 1, 1850. Dear Sir : There are serious objections to murder; some people are so fastidious as to object to burglary and ...

New York , April 27, 1850. Friend Pike : Thank you for yours of yesterday, especially for your decision to draw on us for expenses. I p...

New York , April 28, 1850. Friend Pike : I have your first letter, and shall put it through, leads and all, though I am crowded for to-...

House Of Representatives, Boston , April 25, 1850. My Dear Pike : You don't know how glad I was to receive your letter of the 20t...

New York , April 24, 1850. Dear Sir : Will you write me some letters? You are writing such abominably bad ones for the Boston Courier...

Boston , April 25, 1850. My Dear Sir : Nothing objectionable in your last. T’other one has made quite a fortune for itself as far as pu...

Boston , April 22, 1850. My Dear Sir : I return your letter, agreeably to your request. It went sadly against my grain to withhold it f...

Portland , April 17, 1850. Friend Pike : I have been rather old Hunkerish in my feelings in times past, but I am not at all proud of th...

Boston , April 15, 1850. My Dear Sir : I am quite as fully persuaded as yourself that political matters are in a most critical state. I...

Burlington, Iowa , December 16, 1860. James Pike : I am fructified in spirit to see “J. S. P.” again at the foot of a Washington letter...

Portland , September 12, 1860. My Dear Sir : All yours received. We are covered all over with glory. I congratulate you and Fred, and e...

Portland , September 2, 1860. My Dear Pike : I have been absent all the week, and on my return find your letter of the 29th. My opinion...